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Draft Bill Would Give Wyoming Game Wardens More Authority To Ticket Trespassers
The draft bill would give game wardens the authority to write trespassing tickets in cases for which they currently have to wait for a sheriffs deputy
Mark HeinzSeptember 13, 2022
Rod Miller: Allow Me To Retort, Mr. McPhee
Columnist Rod Miller writes: "If McPhee has evidence from the archaeological record that horses never left, he should present it. If not, he should confine himself to telling fairy tales to the kids around the campfire."
Rod MillerSeptember 13, 2022
Legal Expert: Listing Of Bat As Endangered Species Will Wreak Havoc On Private Property Rights
An endangered species expert said if the Tricolor Bat gets added to the Endangered Species List, theres nothing a property owner can legally do if the bat enters their house, barn, or other area of property.
Jimmy OrrSeptember 13, 2022
Committee Rejects Bill Adding Protections For Healthcare Workers Against Violent Crimes
The Wyoming Legislature's Joint Judiciary committee rejected moving forward a bill that would have added protections for health care workers who fall victim to violence while on the job by an 8-5 vote.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 13, 2022
Wyoming Carbon Capture Project Will Be Largest In Country, But Will Raise Energy Costs
A direct carbon capture project in Wyoming will be the largest of its kind, but experts say the economics of carbon capture will likely raise energy costs.
September 13, 2022
Letter To The Editor: Rod Miller Is Wrong, Horses Are Not An Invasive Species
Dear editor: Rod Miller's assessment of the biological status of horses is simply incorrect and is based on a disturbingly shallow appreciation of the relevant scientific facts.
September 13, 2022
Cat Urbigkit: Dogs Are Apolitical
Cat Urbigkit writes that people attending a herding dog championship come from all walks of life, and their fondness for dogs provides an opening for discussing controversies about their wild cousins: wolves in the West.
Cat UrbigkitSeptember 13, 2022
Second Amendment Expert Says Buy Guns With Cash, Check Terms & Use Of Credit Cards
A prominent Second-Amendment expert in Wyoming advised gun enthusiasts Tuesday to buy guns in cash or check their credit card companies' terms and use agreements, following new banking categorizations for guns and ammunition.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 13, 2022
USDA Promises It’s Not Trying To Take Away School Lunch Money Over Transgender, Gay Rights
Despite launching a national transgender- and gay-rights policy change tied to federal meals funding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has now pledged in court that it's not trying to take away school lunch money, mandate alternate pronouns, or mix bathrooms and sports.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 13, 2022
Ukrainian Residents Find Refuge In Cody While Husbands Remain In Ukraine
Displaced by war, Ukrainians Halyna Matsiakh and Olena Kostiushico and their children have found refuge in Cody, Wyoming where they have been warmly welcomed. Their husbands remain in Ukraine.
Wendy CorrSeptember 13, 2022
Dave Simpson: Is The King A Regular Kind Of Guy?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "The only criticism I had with the Queen was those Corgis. Make me King and I'm going down to the London Pound and getting at least two black Labrador Retrievers (the Cadillac of Dogs), maybe more."
Dave SimpsonSeptember 13, 2022
Wyoming Daily Gas Map: Tuesday, September 13, 2022
The highest reported gasoline price in Wyoming on Monday was in Moose at $5.08 per gallon. The lowest price in Wyoming was in Laramie at $3.09 per gallon.
September 13, 2022
Hageman Will Not Participate In Any General Election Debates
Republican U.S. Congressional candidate Harriet Hageman announced on Monday that she would not be participating in any debates during the general election season.
Jimmy OrrSeptember 13, 2022
Credit Card Companies Now Can Track, Report Gun And Ammo Sales
A new code specific to the purchase of guns and ammunition will allow credit card companies to keep track of who is buying these items and report suspicious and illegal activity to authorities.
Clair McFarlandSeptember 13, 2022
Europe Needs Coal Again, U.K. Lifts Ban On Fracking, Coal Generation In U.S. Increases
As a result of the economic pressures, Europe is having to tap coal supplies, especially as winter looms on the horizon. Likewise, the United Kingdom lifted its ban on fracking
September 12, 2022
Search For Missing Pinedale Man At Fremont Lake Suspended; Body Resurfacing On Its Own Unlikely
Sublette County search and rescue authorities said the likelihood of the victim's body resurfacing on its own is "very unlikely" because of the depth, pressures at the depth, and extreme cold temperatures.
September 12, 2022
Wyoming Legislators Working To Make Sure Hunting With Drones Is Illegal & Strengthening Trespass Laws
Wyoming legislators plan this week to consider making sure drones are included in the legal definition of aircraft forbidden for scouting or hunting game animal.
Mark HeinzSeptember 12, 2022
Drunk Rock Springs Man Plows Into Yard, Causing Power Outage, Destroying Property
A Rock Springs man was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly plowing through a yard toppling a utility pole, smashing through a fence, destroying a shed, and causing a 12-hour power outage.
Jimmy OrrSeptember 12, 2022
Rabbit Disease Causing Unprecedented Golden Eagle Decline in Big Horn Basin
In the Big Horn Basin, golden eagles are the apex predator, and their primary prey is cottontail rabbits. But a deadly disease has decimated the rabbit population and is now killing the golden eagles.
Wendy CorrSeptember 12, 2022
Bird Flu Now Killing Wyoming Raptors; Roughly 100 Eagles, Hawk, Falcons Dead
Bird flu usually kills wild waterfowl and domestic poultry, but now its starting to take a toll on Wyomings raptors. Roughly 100 eagles, hawks, and falcons have died of the disease in Wyoming.
Mark HeinzSeptember 12, 2022
Wyoming Congressional Candidate Hageman Gets Courtroom Win Against EPA
A federal judge ruled in favor of Harriet Hageman and her client by refusing to throw out their case against the Environmental Protection Agency and its handling of the Gold King Mine disaster -- which released 3 million gallons of acid mine drainage into a river -- in Colorado.
Leo WolfsonSeptember 12, 2022
Wyoming History: Sam Lightner Visits The Ghost Of Cattle Kate
Outdoorsman Sam Lightner visits the area -- the exact tree -- where Wyoming's "Cattle Kate" was hanged back in 1889. Attempting to film a documentary, he said it became quickly apparent that her ghost did not want that video created.
Sam LightnerSeptember 12, 2022
Rod Miller: “Wild” Horses, A Wyoming Fairy Tale
Columnist Rod Miller writes: "We need to see the feral horses in Wyoming for exactly what they are, an introduced invasive species that we imported ourselves. And we need to manage them accordingly."
Rod MillerSeptember 11, 2022
Poll: Americans Think Biden Speech Divisive, But Right About Trump, MAGA GOP Threat
Many Wyoming voters perspective on Trump, Biden, and MAGA GOP may not square with the opinions expressed in a recent nationwide survey.
Coy KnobelSeptember 11, 2022